HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 28, 2022

Filed

Nov 3, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,2802 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP →2 incidents on file

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between March 19, 2022, and April 1, 2022, discovered on September 28, 2022. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 6,280 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on November 3, 2022, and provided one year of single-bureau credit monitoring through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 28, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 3, 202236d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 193 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Mar 19, 2022

Begins

Sep 28, 2022

Discovered

Nov 3, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_18db4b43cc353b732022-11-03Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_296a8ddc6be50aad2022-11-03Verified
Indiana State AGbd_acd4f371f508ade92022-11-03Verified
California State AGbd_d1edab41d118bb122022-11-03Verified

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California State AGbd_4c9f39f5ea3497032023-01-25 · +83dVerified

Name: Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP
norm: sanford heisler sharp
Domain: sanfordheisler.com

Name: Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP
norm: sanford heisler sharp
Domain: sanfordheisler.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 19, 2022 – Apr 1, 2022
Undetected for: 193 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,280state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of single bureau credit monitoring through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 36d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 28, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 3, 2022
36d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 28, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 3, 2022	36d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

Indiana State AGNov 3 · first

California State AGNov 3 · first

Maine State AGNov 3 · first · this page

California State AG+83d

Pattern: first filing Nov 3 (MT), last Jan 25 (CA) — a 83-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0c705722-5c99-4f08-ae5b-54d47129e50b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2022
Raw hash: c4417a222068afa6869dccfede9aa25fccc0e393f85a6b53f533746d17c4ae4f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySanford Heisler Sharp, LLP

Victim entitySanford Heisler Sharp, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 28, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov